Biochar and organic fertilizer applications enhance soil functional microbial abundance and agroecosystem multifunctionality
Hunan Agricultural University · Soil and Fertilizer Institute of Hunan Province · +1 more institution
Abstract
Abstract Biochar and organic fertilizer are widely supported to maintain crop production and sustainable development of agroecosystems. However, it is unclear how biochar and organic fertilizer alone or in combination regulate soil functional microbiomes and their relationships to ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF). Herein, a long-term (started in 2013) field experiment, containing five fertilization treatments, was employed to explore the effects of biochar and organic fertilizer applications on the EMF (based on 18 functional indicators of crop productivity, soil nutrient supply, element cycling, and microbial biomass) and the functional microbiomes of bulk soil and rhizosphere soil [normalizing the…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 47.17
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 73
Authors
7- WHWang Hu
Hunan Agricultural University
- YZYuping Zhang
Soil and Fertilizer Institute of Hunan Province, Hunan Agricultural University
- XRXiangmin Rong
Soil and Fertilizer Institute of Hunan Province, Hunan Agricultural University
- XZXuan ZhouCorresponding
Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- JFJiangchi Fei
Soil and Fertilizer Institute of Hunan Province, Hunan Agricultural University
Topics & keywords
- Biochar
- Agroecosystem
- Fertilizer
- Soil carbon
- Environmental science
- Agronomy
- Soil organic matter
- Mineralization (soil science)
- Zero hunger